big improvements and bugs

src/services/dstask/client.py

@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ class DstaskClient(TaskBackend):
         due: Optional[datetime] = None,
         notes: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> Task:
-        """Create a new task."""
+        """Create a new task.
+
+        Notes are added using dstask's / syntax during creation, where
+        everything after / becomes the note content. Each word must be
+        a separate argument for this to work.
+        """
         args = ["add", summary]
 
         if project:
@@ -210,6 +215,13 @@ class DstaskClient(TaskBackend):
             # dstask uses various date formats
             args.append(f"due:{due.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}")
 
+        # Add notes using / syntax - each word must be a separate argument
+        # dstask interprets everything after "/" as note content
+        if notes:
+            args.append("/")
+            # Split notes into words to pass as separate arguments
+            args.extend(notes.split())
+
         result = self._run_command(args)
 
         if result.returncode != 0:
@@ -221,10 +233,6 @@ class DstaskClient(TaskBackend):
             # Find task by summary (best effort)
             for task in reversed(tasks):
                 if task.summary == summary:
-                    # Add notes if provided
-                    if notes:
-                        self._run_command(["note", str(task.id), notes])
-                        task.notes = notes
                     return task
 
         # Return a placeholder if we can't find it